Evidence-Based Nursing articles from April 2002

Evidence-Based Nursing archives from April 2002

Purpose and procedure.
April 1, 2002... The general purpose of Evidence-Based Nursing is to select from the health related literature those articles reporting studies and reviews that warrant immediate attention by nurses attempting to keep pace with important advances in their...

Review: continuous nasogastric milk feeding leads to a longer time to reach full feeds in premature infants < 1500 g. (Treatment).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In premature infants weighing < 1500 g, how effective is continuous compared with intermittent bolus nasogastric milk feeding? Data sources Studies were identified by searching Medline, CINAHL, HealthSTAR, and the Cochrane...

Regular drinking of cranberry-lingonberry juice concentrate reduced recurrent urinary tract infections in women.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: Does regular drinking of cranberry-lingonberry juice concentrate or Lactobacillus GG drink reduce recurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women? Design Randomised (allocation concealed) *, blinded (outcome...

Review: pressurised metered dose inhalers are as effective as other hand held inhalers for delivering corticosteroids in stable asthma.
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In patients with stable asthma, is the standard chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) containing pressurised metered dose inhaler (PMDI) as effective as other hand held inhaler devices for delivering corticosteroids? Data sources ...

Review: behavioural interventions show the most promise for chronic fatigue syndrome.
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), what is the effectiveness of evaluated interventions? Data sources Published and unpublished studies in any language were identified by searching 19 databases, including...

Warming patients before clean surgery reduced the incidence of postoperative wound infection.
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In patients having minor elective surgery, does preoperative warming reduce the incidence of wound infection after surgery? Design Randomised (allocation concealed} *, blinded (outcome assessor), controlled trial with 6...

Review: antibiotics reduce wound infections and intra-abdominal abscesses in patients having appendectomy.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: Does antibiotic treatment reduce postoperative infections in patients having appendectomy? Data sources Studies were identified by searching the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (issue 1, 2001), Medline (January 1966 to...

Review: several techniques optimise oxygenation during suctioning of patients.
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: Which methods or techniques optimise benefits and reduce complications when suctioning the airways of intubated, non-intubated, or tracheotomised patients? Published, English language studies were identified by searching...

Review: multidisciplinary disease management programmes do not reduce death or recurrent myocardial infarction but reduce admission to hospital.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), do multidisciplinary disease management programmes (DMPs) improve processes of care and reduce morbidity and mortality? Data sources Studies were identified by searching...

A specialist nurse intervention reduced hospital readmissions in patients with chronic heart failure.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: Can a specialist nurse intervention reduce mortality and morbidity in patients admitted to hospital with chronic heart failure? Design Randomised (allocation concealed), blinded (outcome assessors and data analysts) *,...

Review: some herbal medicines and plant extracts reduced pain and disability and improved function in osteoarthritis.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In patients with osteoarthritis, are herbal medicines and plant extracts effective and safe? Data sources Studies were identified by searching Medline, EMBASE/ Excerpta Medica, Biosis, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library (all...

A support programme for patients with dementia and their caregivers lowered institutionalisation rates initially.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In patients with dementia, does a 2 year support programme based on nurse case management prolong care in the community? Design Randomised {allocation concealed} *, {unblinded} *, controlled trial with 2 years of follow up....

Children infected with meningitis before 1 year of age were at increased risk of disability at 5 years of age. (Prognosis).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: In children who had meningitis during their first year of life, what are the sequelae at 5 years of age? Design Inception cohort of children who survived an acute attack of meningitis in their first year. Setting ...

While leaving abusive male partners, women engaged in a 4 stage process of reclaiming self. (Qualitative).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: What are the experiences of women who have left abusive male partners and have not gone back? Design Feminist grounded theory. Setting Small towns and rural communities in eastern Canada. Participants 15...

Fathers experienced stillbirth as a waste of life and needed to protect their partners and express grief in their own way.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: How do fathers experience the intrauterine death of their child? Design Phenomenology. Setting Sweden. Participants 11 fathers (age range 31-46 y) whose partners had stillborn children at 32-42 weeks of...

Practitioners' actions inhibited patient participation in self care decision making.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: How do people with long standing type 1 diabetes mellitus manage self care decision making and relationships with practitioners? Design Grounded theory, guided by symbolic interactionism. Setting Vancouver, British...

The experiences of patients with rheumatoid arthritis admitted to hospital focused on 5 interrelated themes.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: How do women with rheumatoid arthritis (HA) experience inpatient hospital care? Design Phenomenology. Setting 1 hospital in Staffordshire and I hospital in West Midlands, UK. Participants 9 women (mean...

Providers tried to help patients and families make realistic end of life decisions.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... QUESTION: What are the strategies used by providers to assist terminally ill patients and their families in shifting from curative to palliative treatment choices? Design Grounded theory. Setting Madison, Wisconsin, USA....

Glossary.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Blinding (masking): in an experimental study, refers to whether patients, clinicians providing an intervention. people assessing outcomes, and/or data analysts were aware or unaware of the design section of group to which patients were...